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Biomass | Tsilhqot’in Power Project

A 50-50 joint venture partnership has been formed between the Tsilhqot’in Government and Western Biomass Power Corp to construct and operate a biomass power plant west of the Fraser River, British Columbia. The partnership will form the Tsilhqot’in Power Corporation (”TCP”).
A detailed engineering study as well as a fiber supply analysis has been completed by […]

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Tidal Energy | Bay of Fundy, Canada

The Bay of Fundy is once again the centre of attention as the enormous tidal energy potential of the water in the surrounding area is up for grabs. Hant­sport’s Minas Basin Pulp and Pow­er recently won a location to test an underwater turbine in the waters on the Nova Scotia side of the bay, it […]

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Wind Power | Ghost Pine Wind Project

Finavera Renewables has begun construction on the first phase of the Three Hills Wind Power project. This is a two phase project that will result in a total power capacity of 150 MW with each phase supplying 75 MW. The first phase has been titled Ghost Pine with construction due to begin in 2008 and the […]

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Tidal Energy | CORE Project

New York based power company Verdant Power have proposed the Cornwall Ontario River Energy (CORE) project that will put tidal turbines on the floor the St Lawrence River between New York and Ontario. This project will demonstrate the feasibility and commercial viability of the company’s Free Flow™ Turbine.
The project is projected at 15MW with the current of the St Lawrence River […]

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Biomass | Melbourne Ontario Power Plant

A new biomass and bio-gas facility in Melbourne, Ontario, Canada has been planned for construction by Genco Corporation. The company plans to construct the 11.4MW facility in two stages with the first stage producing 5MW until the remainder comes on-line.
The project falls under the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Pricing scheme which means the power generated will be […]

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Wind Power | Aulac Wind Farm

It’s all busy, busy, busy in the province of New Brunswick with another wind farm announcement cheering Premier Shawn Graham no end. Acciona Wind Energy will be constructing the Aulac Wind Farm, a 64.5MW power plant that the company will also own and operate.
The company will also enter into a 25 year powr purchase agreement […]

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